New York: The Viking Press, (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A New York Times reporter investigates the claims of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign promise to "end welfare as we know it," which ultimately dropped nine million women and children from the rolls. He follows three women in one extended family along with a cast of politicians, reformers, case workers and rogues to trace the unlikely successes and haunting failures of "welfare reform" in the U.S.A. Timeline, notes, index. 421 pp. ISBN: 0-670-892750.

New York: Riverhead Books, (1998) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author's second novel, third book, the basis for the 2002 film of the same name starring Hugh Grant. "The originality and fun run deep and strong in this second novel, as a playboy pretends he's a single dad so he can date single moms. This has the right mix of hilarity and irrepressible characters to attract a wide audience: an upbeat, unqualified success."(Kirkus) SIGNED on a blank preliminary page. 307 pp. ISBN: 1-573220876.